Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBGhosts creators work on an animated hospital comedy. Ghosts co-creators Laurence Rickard and Ben Willbond are working on an animated… Cheers could be remade for the UK
It Ain't Half Hot Mum – where are they now?
WEBJan 21, 2019 — This weekend's news that It Ain't Half Hot Mum star Windsor Davies has died at the age of 88 revived interest in the sitcom that made his name – as well as countless reactionary cries against the political correctness that means you can't even black up and call people pooftahs for a joke any more.
Stewart Lee: Basic Lee : Reviews 2022 : Chortle : The UK Comedy …
WEBSep 28, 2022 — It’s a reviewers’ cliché to call something a masterclass of comedy, but Stewart Lee’s latest show is almost literally that, as he gives what can loosely be described as a lecture in the artform: talking about writing material in part one, performing it in part two.. His whole career has been underpinned by doing comedy about comedy – and Basic Lee is the most explicit expression of ...
'Allo 'Allo: Where are they now? : Features 2017 - Chortle
WEBDec 14, 2017 — Exactly 25 years ago today, the last ever episode of 'Allo 'Allo aired… ten years to the month after it began. By the time of its finale, the wartime sitcom had become a global success – sold to 56 countries – including France and Germany where you might expect sensibilities to be more acute.
Kevin Bridges: The Overdue Catch-Up : Reviews 2022 - Chortle
WEBOct 7, 2022 — Underpinning Kevin Bridges’ latest stand-up show are concerns about mental health and the toxicity of social media – big, contemporary issues in the world and understandably widespread in comedy.. But he doesn’t make a big deal out of it. Where some comedians might put these capital-I issues front and centre and make a big play of the fact, here they only subtly inform his personal stories.
Michael McIntyre writes a second autobiography - Chortle
WEBSep 12, 2020 — Michael McIntyre is writing a second volume of his autobiography, to be released next year. The new title will be a follow-up to 2010’s Life And Laughing, which covered his early life and his rise through the ranks of comedy, from struggling open spot to playing the Royal Variety Performance in 2006.
Rob Rouse: No Refunds : Reviews 2021 : Chortle : The UK Comedy …
WEBAug 19, 2021 — Rob Rouse: No Refunds - Edinburgh Fringe comedy review. Lockdown seems to have sent Rob Rouse more stir-crazy than most – and it’s a madness he delightedly embraces.. For a blockbuster opening, he dons a sparkly hat bow-tie and waistcoat to sing a rousing anthem to lowered expectations.
Michael McIntyre: Macnificent : Reviews 2023 - Chortle
WEBOct 27, 2023 — It’s been a long time since Michael McIntyre perfected his lucrative brand of exaggerated observational comedy. A pre-show video highlights reel tells us it’s been 15 years since that defining ‘man drawer’ routine – as well as highlighting just how little his dependable mainstream shtick has changed over the years.
Sliced : Reviews 2019 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
WEBMay 15, 2019 — Sliced - Preview of Dave's new comedy. There’s a zippy energy about Sliced, Dave’s new sitcom about two working-class young Londoners trying to scrape a living by delivering pizzas, and any other way they can think of.
You'd never get away with it today... - Chortle
WEBNov 20, 2017 — It seems that every day a new showbusiness career lies in tatters as the world finally catches up to the men who abuse their power to harass and grope women.